Flags and Dancing....

Tucker has been on this huge space kick lately, but we were beginning to worry that he might forget all of his flags.  We got out this old flag kit that belonged to my grandparents and he was hooked.  He ran upstairs and put on his "flags of the word" t-shirt and begged to take the Luxembourg flag to Marc's basketball game on Saturday.  :)

We think these flags were made in the 40s.   Look it's just Korea- no north or south.

The People's Republic of China flag that we all know was adopted in 1949 so it has to be from before then.

Saturday night we went to a Mardis Gras church dance.  So many of the children go to the homeschool ballroom dance classes that they have a ball getting together.  We had a potluck and watched them have fun.  

Of course there is the electric slide and my favorite- the cupid shuffle!

Conga line!

Maybe we don't totally understand the limbo.  :)

This and that

Now that I don't have a really little one I can attest to the adage "many hands make light work." Recently at Target, I did no unloading or reloading of the groceries- my team handled it.

My Lenten resolution is to cook healthier and break out of my recipe rut.  I'm teaching the children how to cook in the process and they love it.

Speaking of Lent- we've got our Lenten traditions in practice.   Our Lenten centerpiece- Shana brought us those olive wood candle sticks from Jerusalem.  We have a candle for each Sunday in Lent- basically just like an advent wreath.

Toothpicks in the grapevine wreath make it look like a crown of thorns.

The children actually beg me to make the sheep calendar every year.  

Sacrifice beads- when you sacrifice put it in the clear jar- on Easter the sacrifice beads turn to jellybeans.

And our votive Stations of the Cross set on the mantle- by the way all I used was a glue stick years ago to make these and they have held up great.

Friday the older two went to ballroom dance class where they learned the cutest dance where you make a box with two couples and go round and around each other.  It was right out of a Jane Austen movie. 

After ballroom we went to homeschool gym day where they played dodge ball and capture the flag for two hours.  Julia went home from gym day with some sweet girls- their mother texted me this pic and said,"LOL- they are reading Shakespeare."  :)

This morning they had a Troops of St. George meeting at a park.  They did team building exercises like line up games, tug-of-war, blanket volleyball and carry the injured man races.  They talked about Christian brotherhood and helping each other on the journey.  

They also played hide and seek in the woods-

Also this morning Marc had his last basketball game.  It didn't go so well, and he didn't play as well as he had been playing.  It's a lesson in having your body and mind ready for the game.  After the game we stopped by a restaurant where they had a car show out front.  

Sadly, Tucker and Charlie have never really gotten well since our trip to Orlando.  They still have cold symptoms, athough they have no fevers.  Anyway- we are keeping them home.  And poor Sissy got sick today as well.  I'm running a little sick room in the den- refilling juice cups and handing out rice cakes.  :)

Well I'm off to tend my crew.  Happy Saturday to all!